The topic of staff development is not new to the world of library work and its need in today's information organization is no less pressing. But how can a manager hope to attract and maintain a skilled workforce in the face of financial constraints, declining or flattened budgets, and downsizing initiatives?
Author(s): Barbara Allan
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 208
Table of Contents......Page 4
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part 1 Learning in the workplace......Page 14
The current climate......Page 16
What is work-based learning?......Page 17
Why is work-based learning important?......Page 18
Who is involved in work-based learning?......Page 20
Developing work-based learning activities......Page 21
2 Individual learning in the workplace......Page 23
Conditions for learning......Page 24
Types of learning processes......Page 25
Learning opportunities......Page 27
Models of learning......Page 28
Learning about learning......Page 31
What is an independent learner?......Page 34
Practical strategies for developing learning skills in the workplace......Page 36
Planning work-based learning activities......Page 42
Supporting learning in the workplace......Page 45
Evaluating work-based learning......Page 47
Rationale for developing a learning organization......Page 49
Approaches to developing a learning organization......Page 50
Developing team learning......Page 52
Strategies for developing organizational learning......Page 54
Final comments......Page 58
Part 2 101 activities for work-based learning......Page 60
Action learning......Page 62
Analyzing mistakes......Page 63
Appraising......Page 64
Asking and answering questions......Page 66
Asking for advice......Page 68
Audiotapes......Page 69
Audiotaping......Page 70
Benchmarking......Page 71
Brainstorming......Page 73
Cascade training......Page 74
Celebrating success......Page 76
Coaching......Page 77
Collaborative activities......Page 79
Competitions......Page 80
Computer conferencing......Page 81
Computer-mediated communications......Page 82
Covering for vacation......Page 83
Creativity......Page 84
Crises......Page 86
Culture club......Page 87
Customer focus groups......Page 89
Debriefing......Page 90
Delegation......Page 92
Delphi technique......Page 93
Demonstrating......Page 94
Dialog/discussion......Page 95
Different perspectives......Page 97
E-mail......Page 98
Evaluating IT products......Page 99
Exchanges......Page 100
Exhibits at conferences......Page 101
Exit interviews......Page 102
External consultants......Page 103
Feedback......Page 105
Flip-charting......Page 106
Forecasting......Page 107
Frequently asked questions......Page 108
Funding development......Page 109
Individual projects......Page 110
Interviewing......Page 111
Keeping diaries......Page 112
Learning boxes......Page 113
Learning contracts......Page 114
Learning logs......Page 116
Learning room......Page 117
Listening......Page 118
Managers as learners......Page 120
Manuals......Page 121
Meetings......Page 122
Mentoring......Page 123
Metaphors......Page 126
Mind mapping......Page 127
Modelling......Page 128
Multimedia resources......Page 129
Networking......Page 130
Newsletters......Page 132
Offering encouragement......Page 133
Open learning packages......Page 134
Organizing an event......Page 135
Playing cards......Page 137
Portfolios......Page 138
Praising......Page 140
Presenting......Page 142
Producing one-pagers......Page 143
Professional organizations......Page 144
Project work......Page 145
Quizzes......Page 147
Reading......Page 148
Rehearsing......Page 149
Review writing......Page 150
Reviewing learning......Page 152
Rotating jobs......Page 153
Sayings and mottos......Page 154
Self-assessment questionnaires......Page 155
Self-help books......Page 157
Self-development groups......Page 158
Setting deadlines......Page 159
Shadowing......Page 161
Teamwork......Page 162
Theorizing......Page 164
Training videos......Page 165
Upward feedback......Page 166
Using SWOT analyses......Page 168
Videoing activities......Page 169
Visioning......Page 170
Visits......Page 171
Work-based learning qualifications......Page 172
World Wide Web......Page 173
Writing......Page 174
Part 3 Resources and references......Page 176
Resources......Page 178
References......Page 180
Index......Page 186
About the author and North American editor......Page 192
